Precision Machine Tool Assembler & Field Specialist

Precision Machine Tool Assembler & Field Specialist

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Employment Type:

Permanent

Salary: $/Yr

Web Publication Date: 9/8/2026 12:00:00 AM

Job Location:

Pewaukee, WI 53072

Job Function:

Precision Machine Tool Assembler & Field Specialist

Up to $40.00/hr + Overtime Greater Milwaukee / Waukesha County, WI Area (100% Onsite / Occasional Field Travel) 1st Shift / Mon-Fri (7:00 AM - 3:30 PM) Full-Time / Direct Hire

• Compensation & Overtime:
  Baseline pay up to $40.00/hr based on machine building depth, plus premium overtime pay eligibility and a full corporate benefits package.
• Schedule & Variety:
  Exclusive 1st Shift (Mon-Fri, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM) building custom, one-off automated systems, packaging lines, and robotic cells - no repetitive benchwork.
• Core Technical Scope:
  Precision ground-up assembly, mechanical alignment, shimming, fluid power routing (pneumatics/hydraulics), and schematic interpretation.
• Shop & Travel Model:
  Clean, collaborative assembly floor with dedicated bays for complete builds and client runoffs, paired with occasional travel for field commissioning.
• Strict Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card) required; proven experience building complex industrial capital equipment or custom automation.

If you are a skilled mechanical specialist who takes pride in assembling complex, high-value systems from the ground up - rather than sitting at a bench performing repetitive production assembly - this direct-hire Machine Tool Technician seat offers the ideal professional home. Working with an established, highly respected regional custom machinery builder, you will assemble unique, one-of-a-kind manufacturing systems, processing equipment, and robotic cells for diverse industrial clients.

Taking full ownership from raw frame to pre-shipment runoff, you will collaborate closely with project engineers, refine mechanical tolerances, route fluid power lines, and participate in occasional field installations.

• Build Custom Automation:
  Assemble a wide variety of custom, high-value automated manufacturing equipment, processing systems, and robotics from the ground up.
• Interpret Technical Schematics:
  Read multi-page mechanical drawings, structural assembly prints, and fluid power schematics to determine exact tolerances and component layouts.
• Precision Alignment & Fitting:
  Utilize precision metrology tools (dial indicators, micrometers, calipers) to align, shim, connect, and secure complex mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Route Cable & Fluid Lines:
  Mount and route electrical cabling, pneumatic lines, and hydraulic circuits across active machine frames.
• Build Optimization & Troubleshooting:
  Work hand-in-hand with engineering teams to resolve mechanical fit deviations, refine clearances, and test subsystem functions.
• Shipment Prep & Field Support:
  Tear down and prep completed cells for transport, traveling occasionally to client sites for commissioning while mentoring junior assemblers.

• Custom Machine Building Depth:
  Proven track record as a Custom Machine Builder, Machine Tool Technician, or Precision Mechanical Assembler on industrial capital equipment.
• Blueprint & Schematic Mastery:
  Expert capability reading and executing complex multi-page mechanical prints, structural layouts, and fluid power schematics.
• Precision Metrology
  
  Skills:
  
  High-level proficiency with precision measuring tools, hand/power assembly tools, and shop support machinery.
• Travel Flexibility:
  Willingness to undertake occasional field travel to client facilities for system startup and installation.
• Location & Authorization: U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder residing within a comfortable daily driving distance of Greater Milwaukee / Waukesha County.

• Fluid Power Expertise:
  Specialized knowledge in high-pressure hydraulic hose routing or complex pneumatic manifold setup.
• Rigging & Overhead Crane:
  Experience operating overhead cranes, rigging heavy machine weldments, and utilizing precision laser alignment tools.
• Field Service Exposure:
  Direct client-facing experience performing mechanical field service, installation, or retrofits.